The technique that changed home burger-making forever

The smash burger technique — pressing a ball of mince hard against a screaming hot flat surface to create maximum contact and maximum crust — has transformed the way people think about home burgers. It requires no binding, no egg, no breadcrumbs. Just quality grass-fed beef, a hot pan, and confidence. With Your Farmer mince, the result is a burger that has more flavour in a thin, crispy patty than most thick burgers ever achieve.

30 mins 4 servings Prep 15 minsCook 15 minsMain CourseAmerican

Ingredients

  • 480g Your Farmer grass-fed beef mince, divided into 8 x 60g balls
  • 8 slices American-style cheese or mild cheddar
  • 4 brioche or potato buns, toasted
  • Flaky salt and cracked pepper
  • Neutral oil with high smoke point
  • 3 tbsp good quality mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp American mustard
  • 1 tbsp ketchup
  • 1 tbsp finely diced dill pickles
  • 1 tsp pickle brine
  • Pinch of smoked paprika
  • Shredded iceberg lettuce
  • Sliced dill pickles
  • Finely sliced white onion

Instructions

Combine all special sauce ingredients. Refrigerate until needed.

3 tbsp mayonnaise1 tbsp American mustard1 tbsp ketchup1 tbsp dill pickles

Heat a cast iron pan or flat griddle over the highest heat possible for at least 3 minutes. Add a thin film of oil.

neutral oil

Place two mince balls in the pan, leaving space between them. Immediately press down hard with a heavy spatula — flatten to about 5mm thick. Season the top with flaky salt and pepper.

2 x 60g mince ballsflaky salt & pepper

Cook for 90 seconds without touching. Flip once. Immediately place a cheese slice on top of each patty. Cook for 45 seconds.

cheese slices

Remove. Repeat with remaining mince balls. Each burger gets two patties.

Build: sauce on both halves of the toasted bun, lettuce, double patty with melted cheese, pickles, raw onion, more sauce.

4 bunsiceberg lettucedill pickleswhite onion

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The Science of the Smash

When you press the mince hard onto a hot surface, the proteins in the beef make direct contact with the pan, creating an intense Maillard reaction across a much larger surface area than a conventional shaped patty. The result is a lacy, crispy, deeply caramelised crust that carries extraordinary flavour. You lose a little of the juicy interior, but you gain something arguably better: texture contrast and flavour intensity.

💡 Use a heavy spatula or the base of a small heavy saucepan to smash. Press hard and hold for 10 seconds — you want total surface contact. Do not smash after the first 30 seconds as the proteins have already set.

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